38.
Charlie gives an informative speech on the Barbie doll. She focuses on the history of the doll
and its influence on pop culture. Charlie is giving what type of informative speech?
A.
object
B.
concept
C.
event
D.
people
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14-02 Describe the eight categories of topics for informative speeches.
Topic: Informative Speech Topics
39.
Oppression and forgiveness are examples of ___________ because each is a notion or idea
rather than a concrete object.
A.
events
B.
concepts
C.
issues
D.
thoughts
AACSB: Knowledge Application
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 14-02 Describe the eight categories of topics for informative speeches.
Topic: Informative Speech Topics
40.
Jos� decides to give his informative speech on homophobia. Although it isn’t something
tangible, Jose feels it is a complex idea that affects millions of lives as a social
A.
suggestion.
B.
concept.
C.
thought.
D.
idea.
event
concept
issue
process
42.
If a speaker is focusing his or informative speech on a(n) _________, the speaker will be
examining a program that aims to guide decision making or to achieve some goal.
A.
policy
B.
issue
C.
concept
D.
organization
AACSB: Knowledge Application
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14-02 Describe the eight categories of topics for informative speeches.
Topic: Informative Speech Topics
43.
Jay’s informative speech is on the United States’ ____________ during the Cold War era. Jay
plans to discuss how the United States utilized “containment” abroad and McCarthyism at
home to respond to the real and perceived spread of communism.
A.
issues
B.
policies
C.
concepts
D.
events
AACSB: Knowledge Application
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14-02 Describe the eight categories of topics for informative speeches.
Topic: Informative Speech Topics
44.
Because Najiba wants to give an informative speech on a topic she knows and can get excited
about, she decides to discuss her native country of Afghanistan. She is not sure if her
classmates know where she is from, so to begin her speech, Najiba says, “Salaam. That is
how you say hello in my native country of Afghanistan. Today, I want to share with you all that
I love about this amazing place.” To frame her topic in a compelling way for the audience,
Najiba has related the topic to
A.
the audience.
B.
a current event.
C.
herself.
D.
something familiar.
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14-03 Explain how to relate yourself to your topic.
Topic: Relate Your Topic to Yourself
45.
Which of the following is NOT a reason to relate yourself to your topic?
A.
It establishes that you have credibility.
B.
Your listeners will care more about your topic.
C.
It ensures you have both the knowledge and the enthusiasm to engage the audience.
D.
You won’t have to do as much research.
46.
If listeners have a(n) _______________ your speech, they have an inherent motivation to pay
attention.
A.
vested interest in
B.
awareness of
C.
curiosity about
D.
concentration on
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 14-03 Explain how to relate yourself to your topic.
Topic: Relate Your Topic to Yourself
47.
College students will most likely have a(n) ______________ a speech on scholarships because
many of them would like extra financial assistance to attend college.
A.
awareness of
B.
curiosity about
C.
vested interest in
D.
need for
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14-04 Explicate how to relate your topic to your audience.
Topic: Relate Your Topic to Your Audience
48.
Lorna is giving a speech on 3D technology. In her introduction, she states, “Just a few years
ago, 3D technology was relegated to the back shelf because of its expense to produce. But
with 2009’s
Avatar
, that situation changed. Now, many of our top-grossing movies can be
found in 3D format, and I’m sure most of you have seen at least one movie in 3D in the past
six months.” With this opening, what is Lorna trying to establish?
A.
Her listeners’ vested interest in the topic
B.
The currency of her topic
C.
Her listeners’ doubts about the topic
D.
The relevance of her topic to the listeners
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14-04 Explicate how to relate your topic to your audience.
Topic: Relate Your Topic to Your Audience
49.
Even if your audience doesn’t have direct experience with your topic, you can make it relevant
by asking your listeners to imagine themselves in a(n) ______________ situation.
A.
similar
B.
hypothetical
C.
relevant
D.
unfamiliar
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14-04 Explicate how to relate your topic to your audience.
Topic: Relate Your Topic to Your Audience
50.
Which of the following is NOT a strategy for delivering an informative speech more
effectively?
A.
making learning challenging
B.
creating information hunger
C.
being ethical
D.
involving the audience
51.
An informative speaker should create _____________ by sparking listeners’ curiosity and giving
information hunger
C.
D.
information need
D.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Analyze
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 14-05 Describe how to create information hunger.
Topic: Information Hunger
53.
Teaching an audience how to do an exercise that is easy and beneficial is a way of appealing
to which type of need?
A.
relational
B.
spiritual
C.
instrumental
D.
physical
AACSB: Knowledge Application
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14-05 Describe how to create information hunger.
Topic: Information Hunger
54.
In the popular book
Eat, Pray, Love
, the author Elizabeth Gilbert explores three countries in
terms of their cuisine and religious and sacred rituals. Gilbert uses the book to connect food
to which type of need?
A.
physical
B.
spiritual
C.
identity
D.
instrumental
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Apply
Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14-05 Describe how to create information hunger.
Topic: Information Hunger
55.
A speech explaining how to find coupons and deals online appeals to which type of need?
A.
instrumental
B.
physical
C.
spiritual
D.
relational
AACSB: Knowledge Application
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14-05 Describe how to create information hunger.
Topic: Information Hunger
56.
It is important to be _____________ during a speech because most people process information
best in a limited number of segments at a time.
A.
detailed
B.
cohesive
C.
practical
D.
organized
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 14-06 Summarize how to create an organized informative speech.
Topic: Organization
57.
Mongkut wants to make it easy for his audience to listen to his informative speech on physics.
He therefore decides to analyze the physics of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, discussing how
fast reindeer can fly relative to the number of children needing gifts. Which of the following is
Mongkut doing to increase his chances of keeping his audience engaged?
A.
Keep it simple.
B.
Keep it short.
C.
Make it fun.
D.
Repeat key points.
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 14-07 Articulate how to make an informative speech easy to listen to.
Topic: Making Speeches Interesting
58.
Because many listeners feel uneasy when they are asked to learn a new skill or understand
new information, it is a good idea to do which of the following?
A.
Keep it short.
B.
Make it fun.
C.
Repeat key points.
D.
Start with what’s familiar.
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 14-07 Articulate how to make an informative speech easy to listen to.
Topic: Making Speeches Interesting
59.
Individuals pay more attention to stimuli that are repeated than to those they encounter only
once, so an effective informative speaker should repeat which of the following?
A.
main points
B.
subpoints
C.
important citations
D.
transitions
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 14-07 Articulate how to make an informative speech easy to listen to.
Topic: Making Speeches Interesting
60.
Because many of us learn better by doing rather than just seeing or listening, which of the
following is useful to keep in mind when building a speech?
A.
Use demonstrations.
B.
Involve your audience.
C.
Have strong presentation aids.
D.
Use humor.
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 14-08 Enumerate techniques for involving your audience in a speech.
Topic: Involve the Audience
61.
During Latoya’s informative speech on palm reading, she asks her audience to examine their
own palms. On a PowerPoint slide, Latoya shows the audience the different lines on the palm
and explains how the length influences different aspects of life. By having listeners read their
own palms, how did Latoya involve her audience?
A.
by polling
B.
by posing a hypothetical situation
C.
by inviting questions
D.
by inviting direct participation
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14-08 Enumerate techniques for involving your audience in a speech.
Topic: Involve the Audience
62.
When teaching something that may be too complex for the entire audience to participate in,
how else might a speaker encourage involvement?
A.
Poll the audience.
B.
Invite questions.
C.
Ask for volunteers.
D.
Pose a hypothetical situation.
AACSB: Knowledge Application
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 14-08 Enumerate techniques for involving your audience in a speech.
Topic: Involve the Audience
63.
If you say, “Raise your hand if you’ve ever considered skydiving,” you are using what method
to involve the audience?
A.
inviting questions
B.
polling the audience
C.
asking for volunteers
D.
referring to individual listeners
AACSB: Knowledge Application
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 14-08 Enumerate techniques for involving your audience in a speech.
Topic: Involve the Audience
64.
Referring to individual listeners in your audience works best when the audience is
A.
large.
B.
interested.
C.
small.
D.
familiar.
AACSB: Knowledge Application
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 14-08 Enumerate techniques for involving your audience in a speech.
Topic: Involve the Audience
65.
Which of the following is NOT a way to ensure that the information you give in your speech is
true and accurate?
A.
Be clear about when you are speculating.
B.
Incorporate written footnotes.
C.
Use information only from reputable sources.
D.
Understand the information you are reporting.
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14-09 Explain how to treat your listeners ethically.
Topic: Ethical Speaking
66.
While researching his informative speech on Nostradamus, Matias thinks the information he
finds on Wikipedia will be more interesting for his listeners than the information he finds in
periodicals. Since his topic isn’t that serious anyway, Matias figures it would keep the
audience more engaged if he uses the information from Wikipedia. Matias is not following
which guideline for ensuring the accuracy of his information?
A.
Be clear about what he is speculating.
B.
Understand the information he is reporting.
C.
Use information from reputable sources.
D.
Incorporate verbal footnotes.
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Analyze
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 14-09 Explain how to treat your listeners ethically.
Topic: Ethical Speaking
67.
If you refer to a source of information that allows you to infer ideas or speculate about
possibilities, you should
A.
make it clear that you are speculating.
B.
invite listeners to offer their opinions.
C.
understand the information you’re reporting.
D.
conceal the fact that you are speculating.
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Analyze
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 14-09 Explain how to treat your listeners ethically.
Topic: Ethical Speaking
68.
Some speakers use informative speeches to disguise their attempts to persuade or coerce
their listeners, meaning they are no longer simply informing but are engaging in which of the
following?
A.
bullying
B.
intimidation
C.
misinformation
D.
propaganda
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 14-09 Explain how to treat your listeners ethically.
Topic: Ethical Speaking
69.
Which of the following is a form of propaganda in which speakers use terms with negative
connotations to refer to their opponents?
A.
moral labeling
B.
false dichotomy
C.
ordinary folk
D.
glowing generalization
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 14-09 Explain how to treat your listeners ethically.
Topic: Ethical Speaking
70.
In an interview with the journalist Katie Couric, the vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin
was unable to name Supreme Court decisions with which she disagreed. An adviser to
presidential candidate John McCain said to
Newsweek
, “I wonder how many Americans would
be able to name decisions they disagree with. The court is very important, but Palin is on the
ticket because she connects with everyday Americans.” Which form of propaganda does this
statement use?
A.
moral labeling
B.
ordinary folk
C.
glowing generalization
D.
false dichotomy
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Analyze
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 14-09 Explain how to treat your listeners ethically.
Topic: Ethical Speaking